After losing at home to Happy Valley in late November, the Black Knights got eight points from its front court in an opening 10-2 run and started the new year with a 65-52 non-conference victory at Bayless Gym.

With the question of how would Hampton respond without its starting point guard and leading scorer against UH, the Bulldogs gave an emphatic answer in the second quarter. That's when the Bulldogs outscored the Bucs 21-6 on their way to a 72-44 win.

Behind a gutsy performance by tournament MVP Sasha Morrisette who poured in a game-high 24 points, Dobyns-Bennett took a 51-44 slugfest over the host Daniel Boone Lady Trail Blazers to win the Johnson City Honda Trailblazer Classic.

Kayla Marosites scorched Hoover for 34 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and two assists, and Elizabethton hammered Hoover 73-47 in the championship game of the Carolina Invitational on Tuesday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.